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Here. >> inside danas car, police find what they say is $300 worth of heroin and three syringes. its just enough of a fix to get the young woman through the night. >> take the photo real quick, and well go from there. whats going on with you that youre getting so addicted to it? thats our main concern. you dont appear to be the girl that needs to be on that stuff. >> i know. thats why im doing this because im addicted to it and, you know -- >> how long have you been out here? >> what do you mean...

Of heroin and three syringes. its just enough of a fix to get the young woman through the night. >> take the photo real quick, and well go from there. whats going on with you that youre getting so addicted to it? thats our main concern. you dont appear to be the girl that needs to be on that stuff. >> i know. thats why im doing this because im addicted to it and, you know -- >> how long have you been out here? >> what do you mean? >> involved in prostitution? >> almost a year. since last january...

Legislative body attempt to stage an intervention with a member. >> every episode that has occurred that has cost emotion in the city is because you have indicated you have been drunk. and you have failed to admit there was a problem. >> council, i admitted my mistakes and said it would never happen again. >> mr. mayor, do you still have a zero tolerance for drugs, guns, and gangs? >> absolutely. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years? >> yes, i have. >> mr. mayor, do you thin...

>> it has been reported that you attended a residence in the city of toronto, and at that residence it has been deemed or suggested it is a -- a crack house. >> it know it a crack house. >> sorry? >> that is not a crack house. >> you are not being truthful? >> i am not being truthful. have you been into the house? >> i have no interest being in that house. i am not a crack user. >> mr. mayor, do you think you have a an addiction problem with alcohol? >> absolutely not. >> mr. mayor, do you think...

>> mr. mayor, do you think you have an addiction problem with substance abuse in illicit drugs? >> absolutely not. >> mr. mayor, you recognize that some of your behavior points to that? >> depends how you interpret my behavior. a few isolated incidents. >> this is not funny, folks. >> i can assure you i am not an an alcoholic. >> have you admitted your problems. >> i dont know, like there might be a coat hanger left in my closet, i dont know. >> now the other question that people asked is will y...

>> yes, i have. >> it has been reported that you attended a residence in the city of toronto, and at that residence it has been deemed or suggested it is a -- a crack house. >> it know it a crack house. >> sorry? >> that its ns not a crack hous. >> you are not being truthful? >> i am not being truthful. have you been into the house? >> i have no interest being in that house. i am not a crack user. >> mr. mayor, do you think you have a an addiction problem with alcohol? >> absolutely not. >> mr. ...

Adding to the scandal, this video hosted by the toronto star showing him incoherently and angrily rambling. despite it all, the mayor says hes not going anywhere. >> im most definitely keeping this job. >> do you think you have an addiction problem with substance abuse and illicit drugs? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: toronto city council has its hands tied, powerless to kick the mayor out of office, theyre trying to isolate him and encourage him to step away, but ford remains defiant and popul...

Addiction in this council chamber. its well known that theres a member of my family that has an addiction problem. >> ill just ask the question -- >> im not quite sure what youre asking, counselor. >> ill just repeat the question. in recent events, have you learned anything about compassion? >> counselor, this has definitely been the most humiliating experience that i have ever went through in my entire life. the only other day that was worse than probably a couple days last year was when my dad...

Dont have the appetite to do that. >> i thought they could only can if he has been convicted of something. >> there is a process where the province can do it without him being convicted of something. it doesnt look like they even want to touch this. >> it got mighty combative in there, eh? >> it did and down right weird on occasion. rob ford and his brother doug who is also a counselor. [lost audio] >> i guess we lost him, didnt we. we were talking about the brother joe. john is back. we are goi...

Because what happened in all those cases you identified in the top of your introduction is that we knew they were suffering, but we did nothing about it because mental health in our country is treated differently than if those people would suffering from a heart attack or a stroke, we would have rushed to take care of them. because their health issues are in their brain, we looked at it as a mental issue, rather than a health issue. >> the guy or woman you see on the corner whos schizoid and the...